Describe your shot.
In what way can it be seen as representing horror/thriller?
◙ In the foreground of the shot is a MCU of a knife, central to the frame and a person standing to the right of the frame with his hand holding the knife coming from the top of the frame. The knife itself implies that someone will be killed and the darkness of the shot reinforces these sinister connotations. Shot in night mode and on a straight angle, the colours are gloomy and the ‘killer’ is in the dark part of the shot as he is the dark, threatening character. In the background, to the left of the knife, is an out of focused, silhouetted LS of the female victim on the floor looking back at the ‘killer’ whilst turning to try and escape into the naturally lit part of the corridor which signifies safety as it is the only lit part of the shot. The victim looks defenseless in her position on the floor which is at a lower level than the killer- increases suspense as we don’t know if she will get away. The rest of the shot is taken up by darkness which is also associated with horror.
What did you actually do to achieve the effect?
◙ We framed the shot with the camera on the tripod at a low height - the same level as the person in the background. We also had to position the hand so that it was at the right height and didn’t obstruct any light or the victim. The night shot setting was turned on to give the shot an ominous effect. We chose to position the ‘killer’ in the middle of the corridor where there was less natural light as this would make him seem more evil and the victim is positioned by the windows where there is lots of natural light coming through which contrasts with the darkness surrounding the killer so we know that she is the victim. Also, after trying the shot with the victim standing up in the background we decided she seemed more defenceless and scared if she was on the floor as she can’t run away as easily.
What is successful about your shot?
◙ Positioning the victim in the background and the killer with a knife in the foreground was effective and leaves us wanting to know what will happen next. The characters positions were effective as well as it is clear who the villain is and who the victim is. The shot being in night mode made it even scarier than if it had been shot normally. I also think the location of our shot worked well as the silhouette of the victim in the light contrasted with the killer being in the darkness.
What would you do differently in hindsight?
◙ I think the killer could look more threatening if he wasn’t dressed so normally and maybe the knife could already have blood on it suggesting that he has already killed someone and is after his next victim. Also there is a lot of dark space to the left and bottom of the frame – tighter framing or repositioning would allow the characters to take up more of the shot.
In what way can it be seen as representing horror/thriller?
◙ In the foreground of the shot is a MCU of a knife, central to the frame and a person standing to the right of the frame with his hand holding the knife coming from the top of the frame. The knife itself implies that someone will be killed and the darkness of the shot reinforces these sinister connotations. Shot in night mode and on a straight angle, the colours are gloomy and the ‘killer’ is in the dark part of the shot as he is the dark, threatening character. In the background, to the left of the knife, is an out of focused, silhouetted LS of the female victim on the floor looking back at the ‘killer’ whilst turning to try and escape into the naturally lit part of the corridor which signifies safety as it is the only lit part of the shot. The victim looks defenseless in her position on the floor which is at a lower level than the killer- increases suspense as we don’t know if she will get away. The rest of the shot is taken up by darkness which is also associated with horror.
What did you actually do to achieve the effect?
◙ We framed the shot with the camera on the tripod at a low height - the same level as the person in the background. We also had to position the hand so that it was at the right height and didn’t obstruct any light or the victim. The night shot setting was turned on to give the shot an ominous effect. We chose to position the ‘killer’ in the middle of the corridor where there was less natural light as this would make him seem more evil and the victim is positioned by the windows where there is lots of natural light coming through which contrasts with the darkness surrounding the killer so we know that she is the victim. Also, after trying the shot with the victim standing up in the background we decided she seemed more defenceless and scared if she was on the floor as she can’t run away as easily.
What is successful about your shot?
◙ Positioning the victim in the background and the killer with a knife in the foreground was effective and leaves us wanting to know what will happen next. The characters positions were effective as well as it is clear who the villain is and who the victim is. The shot being in night mode made it even scarier than if it had been shot normally. I also think the location of our shot worked well as the silhouette of the victim in the light contrasted with the killer being in the darkness.
What would you do differently in hindsight?
◙ I think the killer could look more threatening if he wasn’t dressed so normally and maybe the knife could already have blood on it suggesting that he has already killed someone and is after his next victim. Also there is a lot of dark space to the left and bottom of the frame – tighter framing or repositioning would allow the characters to take up more of the shot.
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